February 28 Special Meeting

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

February 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM - Board of Education Special Meeting 

Call to Order

The Special Meeting of the Banner County School District Board of Education was called to order at 1:01 PM in the Office of the Superintendent, 200 School Street, Harrisburg, Nebraska.
The Nebraska Open Meetings Act was posted.
Notice of the meeting was published at the entrance to the school, the Banner County Court House, the Harrisburg Post Office, Banner Capital Bank, in the Western Nebraska Observer, and on the school website. 

 

Roll Call/Welcome
Present: Laura Baker, John-Robert Faden, Ronald Johnson, Jake Knaub, Douglas Olsen, and Ryan Olsen.

Also present: Dr. Evelyn Browne was present for the meeting opening and 1st motion.

 

Approval of Agenda

Approve agenda for the February 28th, 2025 Banner County Board of Education Special meeting. Passed with a motion by Laura Baker and a second by Ron Johnson. 

Laura Baker: Yea, John-Robert Faden: Yea, Ronald Johnson: Yea, Jake Knaub: Yea, Douglas Olsen: Yea, Ryan Olsen: Yea

 

Comments from the Audience

There was no public comment.

 

Discussion of Interview Candidates

Board members reviewed candidate applications with Shari Becker of NASB, who participated via Microsoft Teams Meeting.

 

Closed Session

Motion to go into closed session at 1:07 PM, to prevent the needless injury to the reputation of individuals and to protect the public's interest. Passed with a motion by Laura Baker and a second by Ron Johnson. 

Laura Baker: Yea, John-Robert Faden: Yea, Ronald Johnson: Yea, Jake Knaub: Yea, Douglas Olsen: Yea, Ryan Olsen: Yea

At 2:03 PM, the Board came out of closed session with no decisions being made.  President Douglas Olsen declared the meeting in open session at that time. 

 

Next Meeting

Special Meeting: March 3, 2025 at 12:15pm in the School Library

 

Meeting Adjourned

Adjourn the meeting at 2:24 PM. Passed with a motion by Jake Knaub and a second by John-Robert Faden. 

Laura Baker: Yea, John-Robert Faden: Yea, Ronald Johnson: Yea, Jake Knaub: Yea, Douglas Olsen: Yea, Ryan Olsen: Yea